To say thank you, I have a few goodies to share. I don't have pictures ready, it will just have to be a surprise! :) I promise it will be worth it!

To enter, please leave a comment telling me your favorite type of embellishment! Be sure to include if you're a new follower or an existing follower, as I'll be drawing one winner from each category! Comment by Monday, January 5th and winners will have 48 hrs to claim their prize!

Thursday, December 11, 2014

I love a good punny sentiment and the new Avery ElleMade with Love stamp set is full of them and an essential if you are a knitter or have a knitter in your life.

For my card, I stamped the ball of yarn with Silver Fox ink (best shade ever) on Silver Fox card stock (best shade ever). Then, I heat embossed a sentiment on Sea Glass card stock and added it to my card front. This looks amazing in person and I just can't help but feel knitty looking at it!How fun is this set?

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Hooray! It feels like FOREVER since we had our last Avery Elle release blog hop - I've missed them! You should have arrived here from the fantastic Caryn Davies's blog. If you need to start from the top, head to the Avery Elle blog.

This set has been so fun to play with! Of course there are coordinating dies as well. :) Now, I know I'm a little biased when it comes to this stamp set (because I designed this one) but I really feel the possibilities are endless!

To celebrate our December 2014 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one random winner. To enter to win just comment on this post. There is no purchase necessary and you must be 18 years of age or older to enter. This giveaway is void where prohibited. You can also do options 2, 3, 4, 5 or all 6 of the following to increase your chances of winning. You have until midnight Sunday, December 7th to enter. The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, December 8th . All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.

To enter to win you can do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or all 6 of the following to increase your chances:

Comment on any of the design team's posts and/or here on the Avery Elle Blog

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine Go-to Gals said a fond farewell last week. You can see my post here.

I stumbled into crafting because I needed something for myself. A hobby. Something that gave me personal joy and a creative outlet. Something to give me some "me" time. I also wanted something that could take up little space and wouldn't make too much of a mess. Ha!!!

Within a month of picking up the hobby, I started submitting to Paper Crafts and one month later I had my first acceptance.

The rest is history.

While making pretty things out of stamps, ink, and paper is fun, the people are what make this whole hobby so out-of-this-world fantastic. I've made some of my best friends today though paper crafting and I know that Paper Crafts magazine (and Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine) is at the center of that.

I am so thankful for the opportunity to have been a part of the Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine family.

To all of my paper crafting friends (close or not) - I am so thrilled to have been a part of this with you.

To the editors,

I know I said it last week but I'll say it again... I adore and respect and appreciate each one of you. So much. Thank you for everything you did for this community. I wish you all the best.

Now for a few projects...

This card would have been on the March 2015 cover.

This was a card for our Go-to Gal Sparks column. I featured Pretty Pink Posh sequins and dies.